Six Cornell inventors have been selected for the spring 2025 cycle of the Ignite Innovation Acceleration program, a gap funding initiative that helps researchers advance early-stage technologies to the next inflection point on the path toward commercialization, bridging the gap between academic research and real-world application.
Managed by Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing (CTL), the program provides funding to prepare early-stage technologies for licensing, startup formation or industry collaboration. Since its launch four years ago, the Innovation Acceleration program has helped execute 29 licenses and options for technology advancement.
“Too often, high-potential technologies stall before reaching the marketplace because of a lack of gap funding for translation,” said Alice Li, executive director of CTL. “The Ignite Innovation Acceleration program provides that critical boost at just the right moment, helping our inventors build protypes for potential impactful products.”
This spring’s cohort includes projects in robotics, advanced materials, agriculture, biotechnology, AI for medical education and veterinary medicine.
